What was banned in Leipzig, Germany as a result of Goethe's book, 'The Sorrows of Young Werther' (1774)?

• Reading 
• Yellow trousers 
• Guns

H. G. Wells' sci-fi novel, 'The War of the Worlds' was performed on US radio in 1938. It was one of the earliest stories about people fighting Martians. But why did it cause such a stir?

• All of the available options.
• It frightened people. 
• Listeners thought it was a real 'news bulletin' about a real alien invasion. 
• Many people called the police to report the radio show.

Where did Upton Sinclair's novel 'The Jungle' (1906) make a difference?

• Meat packing factories 
• The rainforest 
• Animal testing labs 

What did Olaudah Equiano's 'The Interesting Narrative' (1789) stir up?

• Public opposition to slavery.
• Public interest in books.
• Public interest in pirates. 

Which aircraft did Jules Verne's novel 'The Clipper of the Clouds' (1886) inspire?

• The helicopter
• The drone (unmanned aerial vehicle)
• The hot air balloon

The 'Licensing Order of 1643' allowed the English Parliament to ban books they didn't agree with. What was the poet, John Milton's reply?

• 'Freedom is in peril – defend it with all your might.'
• 'He who destroys a good book, kills reason itself'
• 'Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression.'

Mark David Chapman murdered the rock star John Lennon (from The Beatles) in 1980. He said at the time that a particular book had inspired him to kill Lennon. Which book was it?

• J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye (1951) 
• John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath (1939)
• The Bible